Electrician Apprenticeship Midterm 1A Questions and Answers
1. What happens to a negatively charged cloud after The cloud remains negatively
a high-current discharge to a positively charged charged
one?
2. What happens when insulated bodies are quickly Both bodies display an electro-
separated? static charge, one with excess
electrons and the other with few-
er electrons
3. Receptacle outlets installed in a dwelling for spe- 6
cific appliances shall be located within feet of
the appliance
4. All conductors of a(n) branch circuit shall orig- Multi-wire
inate from the same panel board
5. For an area to qualify as a bathroom, a shall be sink / basin
present
6. What is the requirement for receptacle outlets in At least one receptacle outlet
dwelling units concerning bathroom basins? must be installed within 36 inch-
es of the outside edge of each
bathroom basin
7. Which of the following best describes fluorescent Illumination resulting from the
lights? combination of electrolumines-
cence and phosphorescence
when current flows through a
charged gas or vapor
8. Fires can be caused by electrical energy when Current
from an arcing electric fault ignites adjacent com-
bustible materials
, Electrician Apprenticeship Midterm 1A Questions and Answers
9. What is ventricular fibrillation? A life-threatening condition in
which the heart quivers or fibril-
lates very rapidly and no longer
beats
10. An enclosure designed for either surface mount- Cabinet
ing or flush mounting provided with a frame in
which a door(s) can be hung is called a(n) " ."
11. What is the maximum number of main discon- 6
necting means that can be provided for a panel
board to be suitable for use as service equipment?
12. A(n) is an assembly consisting of a service Service Mast
raceway, guy wires or braces, service head, and
any fitting necessary for the support of overhead
service conductors
13. The minimum size for most overhead service con- both 8 AWG Cu and 6 AWG Al
ductors is
14. Overhead service conductors shall have a min- 8
imum vertical clearance of not less than ft
above rooftops
15. As a general rule, there shall be a(n) ' minimum 10
clearance from final grade for all overhead service
conductors
16. The conductor that rotates between the stationary Rotor or armature
magnetic field poles of the stator is called " "
17. magnetic
1. What happens to a negatively charged cloud after The cloud remains negatively
a high-current discharge to a positively charged charged
one?
2. What happens when insulated bodies are quickly Both bodies display an electro-
separated? static charge, one with excess
electrons and the other with few-
er electrons
3. Receptacle outlets installed in a dwelling for spe- 6
cific appliances shall be located within feet of
the appliance
4. All conductors of a(n) branch circuit shall orig- Multi-wire
inate from the same panel board
5. For an area to qualify as a bathroom, a shall be sink / basin
present
6. What is the requirement for receptacle outlets in At least one receptacle outlet
dwelling units concerning bathroom basins? must be installed within 36 inch-
es of the outside edge of each
bathroom basin
7. Which of the following best describes fluorescent Illumination resulting from the
lights? combination of electrolumines-
cence and phosphorescence
when current flows through a
charged gas or vapor
8. Fires can be caused by electrical energy when Current
from an arcing electric fault ignites adjacent com-
bustible materials
, Electrician Apprenticeship Midterm 1A Questions and Answers
9. What is ventricular fibrillation? A life-threatening condition in
which the heart quivers or fibril-
lates very rapidly and no longer
beats
10. An enclosure designed for either surface mount- Cabinet
ing or flush mounting provided with a frame in
which a door(s) can be hung is called a(n) " ."
11. What is the maximum number of main discon- 6
necting means that can be provided for a panel
board to be suitable for use as service equipment?
12. A(n) is an assembly consisting of a service Service Mast
raceway, guy wires or braces, service head, and
any fitting necessary for the support of overhead
service conductors
13. The minimum size for most overhead service con- both 8 AWG Cu and 6 AWG Al
ductors is
14. Overhead service conductors shall have a min- 8
imum vertical clearance of not less than ft
above rooftops
15. As a general rule, there shall be a(n) ' minimum 10
clearance from final grade for all overhead service
conductors
16. The conductor that rotates between the stationary Rotor or armature
magnetic field poles of the stator is called " "
17. magnetic
